Taxonomy Levi (1963) considered this to be a junior synonym of Tedania scotiae Stephens, 1915. The specimens need to be compared,...

Taxonomy Levi (1963) considered this to be a junior synonym of Tedania scotiae Stephens, 1915. The specimens need to be compared, but since Burton distinguished two size categories of onychaetes and Levi mentions only a single category we keep the species separate for the time being. [details]

original description Burton, M. (1936). Notes on Sponges from South Africa, with Descriptions of new Species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 10 (17): 141-147. [details]

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Taxonomy Levi (1963) considered this to be a junior synonym of Tedania scotiae Stephens, 1915. The specimens need to be compared, but since Burton distinguished two size categories of onychaetes and Levi mentions only a single category we keep the species separate for the time being. [details]